{"id":527754,"date":"2022-12-16T02:57:59","date_gmt":"2022-12-15T23:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/isaiah-hodgins-comfort-with-brian-daboll-paying-dividends\/"},"modified":"2022-12-16T02:57:59","modified_gmt":"2022-12-15T23:57:59","slug":"isaiah-hodgins-comfort-with-brian-daboll-paying-dividends","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/isaiah-hodgins-comfort-with-brian-daboll-paying-dividends\/","title":{"rendered":"#Isaiah Hodgins&#8217; comfort with Brian Daboll paying dividends"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a39403ead7f5\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a39403ead7f5\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/isaiah-hodgins-comfort-with-brian-daboll-paying-dividends\/#%E2%80%9CIsaiah_Hodgins_comfort_with_Brian_Daboll_paying_dividends%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Isaiah Hodgins&#8217; comfort with Brian Daboll paying dividends&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CIsaiah_Hodgins_comfort_with_Brian_Daboll_paying_dividends%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Isaiah Hodgins&#8217; comfort with Brian Daboll paying dividends&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>Shortly after he was drafted by the Bills, Isaiah Hodgins sent a photograph to Brian Daboll and waited to see if his offensive coordinator had a sense of humor.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>How would Daboll react to some wordless trash talk \u2014 an image of Hodgins\u2019 father scoring a regular-season touchdown for the \u201cGreatest Show on Turf\u201d Rams against Daboll\u2019s Patriots in 2001?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All uncertainty was erased by Daboll\u2019s zinger of a text-message reply: \u201c20-17.\u201d Even though he was just 3 years old at the time of Super Bowl 36, Hodgins knew that was the final score when the Patriots \u2014 with Daboll as a young defensive assistant coach \u2014 avenged their regular-season loss with one of the NFL\u2019s greatest upsets.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy dad knew it was coming, so it was pretty funny,\u201d Hodgins said. \u201cIt\u2019s crazy thinking how long Dabes has been in the league. It shows how good of a coach he is.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Whether it was that initial joke after he was a sixth-round draft choice in 2020 or his subsequent flashes in practice or a combination of the two that endeared Hodgins to Daboll, it\u2019s scary to imagine where a limited Giants passing offense might be without the first-year head coach\u2019s inside knowledge of Hodgins\u2019 potential. Since he was claimed off waivers from the Bills on Nov. 2 after the Giants did not make a move at the trade deadline, Hodgins has played 243 offensive snaps \u2014 second-most among their receivers.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211_GiantsEagles044CS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Isaiah Hodgins\" class=\"wp-image-25030606\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211_GiantsEagles044CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211_GiantsEagles044CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211_GiantsEagles044CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221211_GiantsEagles044CS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The Giants signed Isaiah Hodgins off of the Bills\u2019 practice squad.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Corey Sipkin for the NY POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"657\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/121422Giants012CW.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Brian Daboll speaks to the media before practice on Wednesday.\" class=\"wp-image-25030605\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/121422Giants012CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/121422Giants012CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/121422Giants012CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/121422Giants012CW.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Brian Daboll speaks to the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a> before practice on Wednesday. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Charles Wenzelberg \/ New York Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIsaiah has done a really nice job, not only in the red zone but being a factor on third down, and first and second down,\u201d offensive coordinator Mike Kafka said. \u201cHe\u2019s a really good blocker, a tough kid. He\u2019s done everything we\u2019ve asked of him.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignright\">\n    <\/aside>\n<p>Switching teams was a trade-off for Hodgins. He went from a spare part on a Super Bowl contender (16 snaps in two <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a>s over eight weeks of the season) to a key piece in a playoff race. He went from Pro Bowl quarterback Josh Allen to prove-it Daniel Jones, whose \u201cdedication to the game is definitely motivation for everybody,\u201d Hodgins said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a blessing in disguise,\u201d he added. \u201cThere was always a part of me that wanted to play in Buffalo really badly, but it wasn\u2019t as big a role as I have here. Playing in the same offensive system, and watching [receivers] Stefon Diggs, Cole Beasley, Emmanuel Sanders, John Brown and how they run routes, how they take care of their bodies, their knowledge of the game, I got to learn all that. I\u2019ve been trying to bring some of the stuff I learned over there to here and <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>ly it on game day.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Hodgins\u2019 father, James, scored four touchdowns across a seven-year NFL career as a fullback that ended with the 2006 Jets. His son will carry a two-game touchdown catch streak into Sunday\u2019s game against Washington, and it could\u2019ve been three \u2014 one against each of the Giants\u2019 three NFC East rivals, no less \u2014 if not for a penalty that nullified Hodgins\u2019 Thanksgiving score against the Cowboys.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI was around the football environment as a kid so I felt like the true love of playing the game was rooted in me,\u201d Hodgins said. \u201cIt\u2019s almost like I didn\u2019t have the option, like I was chosen for it.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"no\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=NYPH5557434642&amp;light=true\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Hodgins put Commanders cornerback Christian Holmes in a blender with a fake-slant-and-out route for a touchdown when the teams tied. The Giants could exploit the matchup again Sunday.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn Buffalo, if it was a game or a real practice situation, it was Diggs running that route,\u201d Hodgins said. \u201cBut I practiced all the time in one-on-one [drills]. When I came to the sideline, Dabes said, \u2018You\u2019ve been running that route for three years. It\u2019s about time!\u2019 \u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Longer than even Daboll knows. Isaiah harbored those dreams as a star-struck kid meeting his father\u2019s Cardinals teammates Larry Fitzgerald and Kurt Warner.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"759\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221215NYGPract1129RS.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"Isaiah Hodgins participates in drills at Giants practice on Thursday.\" class=\"wp-image-25030607\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221215NYGPract1129RS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221215NYGPract1129RS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1536 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221215NYGPract1129RS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/20221215NYGPract1129RS.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Isaiah Hodgins participates in drills at Giants practice on Thursday. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Robert Sabo for the NY POST<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cMy dad dealt with injuries, being cut, getting contracts, all the ins and outs,\u201d Hodgins said. \u201cHe definitely critiques me: No matter how well I do, there\u2019s always something I can do better. He was happy about the touchdowns, but he\u2019s always like, \u2018What other plays did you mess up?\u2019 He was like that my whole life, and it kept me going and in a humble state of mind.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More photographs of Hodgins family touchdowns are welcome sights for Daboll.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey told me when I first got here, \u2018You know the playbook. Get ready to play right now,\u2019 \u201d Hodgins said. \u201cI\u2019m ready.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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